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Industry experts say booking of controversial US rapper was calculated risk that has implications for all festivals

The fallout over Wireless announcing Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) as its 2026 h…

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Wireless has since been cancelled amid calls for the annual celebration of urban music to be indefinitely axed over its decision to overlook West's unsavoury track record of anti-semitism.

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Shabana Mahmood blocked West from entering Britain to perform at Wireless Festival because his presence would 'not be conducive to the public good'.

6 days ago

Several leading mental health experts have denied that Kanye West is an anti-semitic extremist - and instead claimed that the behaviour is typical of his bipolar diagnosis.
The controversial rapper had been the marquee signing at Wireless, which has since been cancelled amid calls for the annual celebration of urban music to be indefinitely axed.
How could festival organisers even consider booking a man with a track record of vile anti-Semitism? It shouldn't take a politician to do the right thing.
The rapper, 48, sparked controversy late last month when it was announced that he would be headlining the three-day event in Finsbury Park despite his history of pro-Nazi outbursts.
Kanye West has been blocked from entering the UK after the Home Office refused him entry over his history of anti-Semitic remarks. But what do you think - was this the right decision?
The rapper, 48, who goes by the name Ye, had his visa application cancelled by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Tuesday.
British PM Keir Starmer said it was concerning that London's Wireless Festival had booked West in the first place.

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